Gobi Manchurian (dry). Gobi Manchurian is a popular Indian-Chinese recipe of fried cauliflower florets tossed in a spicy, sweet & umami sauce. There are two ways to make this dish and you get the awesomeness of both in this post. Dry manchurian of gobi gets its primary taste from chilli sauce and soy sauce. Gobi Manchurian (dry)

You can have Gobi Manchurian (dry) using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Gobi Manchurian (dry)
  1. Prepare 1 of Cauliflower.
  2. Prepare 5 Tablespoons of All purpose Flour.
  3. You need 3 Tablespoons of Cornstarch (for making batter).
  4. Prepare 1/4 Teaspoon of Black pepper powder.
  5. You need To Taste of Salt -.
  6. It’s as required of Water (for making batter) -.
  7. You need of Oil (for deep frying) -.
  8. You need 1 of Onion (finely chopped).
  9. It’s 6 of Garlic (finely chopped).
  10. It’s 2 of Green chilli (finely Chopped).
  11. You need 2 Tablespoons of Tomato Ketchup.
  12. You need 2 Tablespoons of Red chilli sauce.
  13. It’s 2 Teaspoons of Vinegar.
  14. You need 4 Teaspoons of Soy Sauce.
  15. You need 2 Teaspoons of Cornstarch (for the gravy).
  16. It’s as required of Water (for the gravy).
  17. You need To Taste of Salt.
  18. You need of Spring Onion for Garnishing.

Serve it alongside hakka noodles or fried rice. Gobi Manchurian is an indo chinese dish. Gobi is cauliflower, so for this dish cauliflower florets are first fried by tossing them in a Corn flour and all purpose flour batter which makes them crispy. And then they are tossed in a manchurian sauce which is made with soy sauce, vinegar and is slightly sweet and tangy.

Gobi Manchurian (dry) step by step

  1. To make the sauce, heat little oil in a non stick pan. Put onion and saute it for sometime..

  2. Add green chilli and chopped garlic. Again saute till it changes colour. Now add the tomato ketchup and red chilli sauce. Mix well..

  3. After some time, add the soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well and let it cook for sometime. Now add water. If you want more sauce, add water accordingly..

  4. After sometime, add cornstarch which is mixed with water. Mix well and let it cook. After sometime, take it off from heat and keep aside..

  5. Cut cauliflower into medium florets and wash them in boiling water. Drain it and keep aside..

  6. In a bowl, mix maida, cornflour, salt and black pepper powder with water to make a smooth batter..

  7. Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying. When the oil is medium hot, dip each cauliflower florets in the batter and put it in the oil. When the cauliflower turns golden brown colour, transfer it into a kitchen towel..

  8. Heat the sauce again and add the fried cauliflower florets. Mix well so that each one is nicely coated with the sauce..

  9. Serve it hot by garnishing with spring onion or Coriander leaves..

Gobi Manchurian recipe - This is dry gobi manchurian recipe that is usually served as a starter or snack. I have already shared the gobi manchurian gravy recipe where fried cauliflower florets are added into spicy gravy. Instead in this dry version, the fried florets are coated with thick sauce. The thick sauce is spicy, slightly sweet and tangy. For making gobi manchurian,at first pour water in a deep pan for boil.